Comparing Zurich Insurance Group (ZFSVF) and Its Competitors

Dividends

Zurich Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $19.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Zurich Insurance Group pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 29.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Zurich Insurance Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Zurich Insurance Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurich Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zurich Insurance Group Competitors	10.30%	11.05%	4.11%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.8% of Zurich Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Zurich Insurance Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zurich Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	26.57
Zurich Insurance Group Competitors	$15.53 billion	$1.69 billion	34.08

Zurich Insurance Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Zurich Insurance Group. Zurich Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Zurich Insurance Group rivals beat Zurich Insurance Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

Zurich Insurance Group Company Profile

Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Property & Casualty Regions, Life Regions, Farmers, Group Functions and Operations, and Non-Core Businesses segments. It offers car and motor, home, travel, general liability, life and critical illness, and other insurance products; and saving and investment, and pension and retirement planning products. The company also provides property, casualty, energy and engineering lines, and marine; commercial management liability, financial institutions, and professional indemnity; and cyber, accident and health, and credit lines and surety insurance products, as well as and non-claims and ancillary services to the farmers exchanges. In addition, it offers employee benefit insurance products; and climate resilience, risk engineering, captive, and cyber resilience, as well as climate risk assessment and reinsurance services. The company serves individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. It sells its products through agents, brokers, and bank distribution channels. Zurich Insurance Group AG was founded in 1872 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.